Suit filed against Fairfield school

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Dec 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM

According to WFIW Radio in Fairfield, the family of a Fairfield teenager sexually abused in 2009 and 2010 by her high school PE teacher has filed suit against the Fairfield Community High School district, the school board and the teacher convicted of sexually abusing the victim.

According to WFIW Radio in Fairfield, the family of a Fairfield teenager sexually abused in 2009 and 2010 by her high school PE teacher has filed suit against the Fairfield Community High School district, the school board and the teacher convicted of sexually abusing the victim.

The teacher, 31-year-old Haven A. Kirkpatrick of Carmi is currently serving a three year prison sentence for sexually abusing the teen. The victim's family has asked for at least $50,000 on each count of the four-count negligence lawsuit.

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